Milk bottle lock



April 16,1@35.

P. M. OTERO MI LK BOTTLE LOCK Filed June 11, 1954 Iililllli! Inventor Pei/'0 M 2 17 Patented Apr. 16, 1935 I r H 7 I UNITED STATES PATENT OFF-i( 31 :3 71- i 1,997,946 MILK Bo'r'rm Loon.

Pedro M. ore"), San Juan; Piierfmmee Application June-'11, leans-em net'iaoa ir V i y 4' Claims. (011. 232-41) c y r This invention relates toa milk bottle holder, 8 and 9 wi-llprevent the bottleirom being moveid the general object of the invention being toprofrom the-closure into thecas'il'lg.

vide means whereby one or more bottles can be A Keeper recess "i is; formed in the front .part: held by the device and another bottle by the cloof the closure for receiving the'locking bolt' ltl 5 sure member of the device, th'e present invention slid'al oi t arranged in a'tubularpart l2: of: the

being an improvement on that formingthe sub casing and which extends across the open end ject matter of a patent granted to me onMay 8; of the casing at the top thereof.- A rod [3. is i934, No. 1,957,610. 7 connected with the bolt and passes through the invention also consists in certain other tubular part I 2 ,-which is formed-with a'rear EX-J l0 features of construction and in the combination tension IZ" for passing through the wall B and 10 and arrangement of the several parts, to be herethe freeend of said rod is provided with aha-ndle inafter' fully described, illustrated in the accom- M so that a-person withina'buildinjg, a part of panying drawing and specifically pointed out in which is shown at B,. can open'thelock topermit the appended claims. the closure to be swung to open positionwhilei In describing the invention in detail, reference remaining: inside of the building The milkman' 15 will be had to the accompanying drawing wherecanalso open the'cl'osure y p hi 'finger or y 111 like characters denote like or corresponding a tool up throughthe open IOWBYLpHIU'Of the parts throughout the several views, and in closure to press :a pin-t5 on the bolt projecting Whichlthrough a slot'l 6 in the tubular par-t4 2-,.so asto Figure 1" is an elevation of the device, showingretract the bolt However, when a bottle is in 20- the same attached to a wall or other support. the closure,- the pin l5' cannot be reached,. so

Figure12 is a horizontal sectionthrough the that-after'the milkman places a bottle" in the look on line 2-2 of Figure 3. closure and swings the closure to closed position; Figure 3- is a vertical section on line 3-3 ina 'p r's n n th u s d of t buildin nn t Figure 2. open the device. c Inthese views, the letter A indicates a casing I In order to protect the locking parts and also which has a flange I on its rear side which is to hidethe'nt from View of a m v ly adapted to be bolted to a wall 3 or the like by clinede'person, I provide ahinged; cover ll? of angle: the bolts 2.- The casingis-op'enat" its lower end shape in cross section which is pivoted to thertop" and the side walls at their lower edges are curved pa as at with all p i '1 36" inwardly; as at 3-, to provide retaining flanges for normally holding the cover against the. front of the mouths of bottles placed therein. One end the tubular member l2 so as to cover the slot l6 of the casing is open and this end is adapted to and the pin l5. be closed by a closure C which is hingedly con- Thus it will be seen that the milkman can open nected to a part of the casing, as shown at 4, so e Closure d p a e bottles in the casing and 35 that it can be swung in a horizontal plane, as one in 'the closure and then he can' swing the shown in full and dotted lines in Figure 2. A closure shut and it will be locked in'closed posirecess 5 is formed in the front part of the casing on. The housekeeper, by pulling upon the rod and the front side of the closure member is formed can unlock the dev ce s that the bott es can be 40 with an extension 6 which fits in the re wh removed therefrom. When one bottle of milk is 40 the closure is in closed position, hi closure to be delivered, then this bottle can be placed in is of substantially semicircular shape and is the closure and if desired, a similar closure can formed, with the lower inwardly extending flange be placed at the other end of the device and this 1 for engaging part of a bottle mouth and at the is desirable where two families are living in the front, an inwardly curved projection 8 is prosame l 45 vided on the closure which forms an extension The lock 18 normally held Closed by a-Spring and if the device is'not placed on a door so that gz g 'f if CIQfSHredand i 9 the householder can hold the bolt retracted while a 1 0 a ge rec an Sum f swinging the closure to open position, any suitable tension 9 is formed at the open end of the casing means may be pmvided f holding the bolt and Curves if from the rear wall of the tracted while one goes to a point where he can ope d of e 9 Thus W the closure swing the closure to open position. Usually when 1s in l s d p n and a tt has t mouth the bolt is retracted, the weight of the bottle will v placed in the closure, said bottle cannot be moved promptly open the closure member so'that its I from the closure into the casing as the extensions keeper cannot be again engaged by the bolt but 55 til the closure member will not open sufiiciently to permit the bottle to drop therefrom.

It is thought from the foregoing description that the advantages and novel features of the invention will be readily apparent.

It is to be understood that changes may be made in the construction and in the combination and arrangement of the several parts, provided that such changes fall within the scope of the appended claims.

What is claimed is:

1. In a holder of the class described, a casing having one end open and its bottom open, means at the bottom of the casing for engaging the neck of a bottle, a substantially semi-circular closure for the open end of the casing hingedly connected with the casing and having a bottle retaining flange at its lower part,-said lowerpart being open, a bolt carried by the open end of the casing, said closure having a keeper for the bolt,

a pin connected with the bolt and projectinginto the closure whereby one can move the bolt to releasing position from the lower part of the closure; exterior means for retracting the bolt, and a spring actuated covermemberin the upper part of the closure for covering the pin.

2. A milk bottle holder comprising a casing having one end open and with its bottom open, the side walls of the casing having inwardly extending parts at their lower edges for forming bottle retaining flanges, a substantially semi-circular closure member. hingedly connected with the rear part of the'casing adjacent its open end, said closure member having its bottom open with a lower sion in the closure having a flange forming a continuation of the closure flange, an inwardly curved extension in the rear part of the casing adjacent the open end and provided with a; flange which forms a continuation of the closure flange, a tubu lar member extending across the open end of the casing, a bolt slidably arranged in the tubular member and the front part of the closure member having a keeper recess therein for receiving the bolt, a rod connected-with the bolt and passing through the tubular part, said tubular part having a slot therein, and a pin carried by the bolt and projecting through the slot. 7

3. A milk bottle holder comprising a casing having one end open and with its bottom open, the side walls of the casing having inwardly extending parts at their lower edges for forming bottle retaining flanges, a substantially semi-circular closure member hingedly connected with the rear part of the casing adjacent its open end, said closure member having its bottom open with a lower retaining flange thereon, the front part of the easing having a recess therein adjacent its open end and the closure having an extension thereon for fitting in the recess, an inwardly curved extension in the closure having a flange forming a continuation of the closure flange, an inwardly curved extension in the rear part of the casing adjacent the open end and provided with a flange which forms a continuation of the closure flange, a tubular member extending across the open end of the casing, a bolt slidably arranged in the tubular member and the front part of the closure member having a keeperrecess therein for receiving the bolt, a rod connected with the bolt and passing through the tubular part, said tubular part having a slot therein, a pin carried by the bolt and projecting through the slot, and a spring actuated closure member in the upper part of the first mentioned closure member for covering the pin and slot.

4. A milk bottle holder comprising a casing having one end open and with its bottom open, the side walls of the casing having inwardly ex-- tending parts at their lower edges for forming bottle retaining flanges, a substantially semi-circular closure member hingedly connected with the rear part of the casing adjacent its open end, said closure member having its bottom open with a lower retaining flange thereon, an inwardly curved extension in the front of thejclosure having a flange forming a continuation of the closure flan e an inwardly curved extension in the rear part ofthe casing adjacentthe open end and provided with aflange which forms a continuation of the closure flange, a tubular member extending PEDRO M. OTERO. 

